Pavithra Vengatesh

Pavithra Vengatesh

Personal information
Full name	Pavithra Vengatesh
Nationality	India
Born	(2001-12-08) 8 December 2001 (age 23) Tamil Nadu, India
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Track and field
Event	Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best	4.10 m (2022)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   India Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2023 Astana Pole vault

Pavithra Vengatesh (also Venkatesh, born 8 December 2001) is an Indian athlete from Tamil Nadu. ^[1] She represents India in the pole vault event. She is part of the Indian team for the Asian Games at Hangzhou, China. Pavithra's personal best is 4.10m. ^[2] The national record of 4.15m stands in the name of V S Surekha set in 2014. ^[1]

Early life

She comes from a poor family. Her father is a daily wage worker in Salem and her mother is a home maker. She has two siblings, a sister and a brother. She went to Sarada Vidyalaya Girls’ Higher Secondary School. ^[3] Now she is studying final-year BA (English Honours) at AVS College of Arts And Science, Salem. For the last ten years she is training under Sports Development of Tamil Nadu coach K Elamparithi. ^[4] She started at the age of 9 years ^[4] as sprinter and long jumper, and also did 400m. Later in 2013, she decided to shift to pole vault. In August 2022, she secured a job in the sports quota and was employed by Southern Railways.

Career

• 2023: In February, she made her international debut and won silver in the Asian Indoor Championships at Astana, Kazakhstan clearing 4 metres. ^{[5] [6]}
• 2022: She represented Tamil Nadu's Periyar University in the Khelo India University Games at Bengaluru. She became the fifth woman athlete to clear 4.00 metres when she cleared 4.01m in the pole vault event on the first day of the games. ^{[4] [7]}
• 2022: She set the all India inter-University (AIU) record of 4m at the 81st All India Inter University Women's Athletics Championships at Bhubaneswar, Odisha. ^[8]
• 2021: In September, she won the gold in the 60th National Open athletics meet at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Warangal. Telangana State. ^{[1] [9]}
• 2021: Won gold at the South Zone Junior athletics meet. ^[1]
• 2018: Gold medal in Khelo India Youth Games.
• 2019: Gold medal in Khelo India Youth Games.

References

1. "TN girl Pavithra Venkatesh wins pole vault gold". The Times of India. 15 September 2021. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 27 September 2023.
2. Mazumdar, Riya (27 September 2023). "Pavithra Venkatesh Biography: Personal Life, Career, Age, Height, Facts & Networth -". Sportzcraazy. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
3. ANI (1 May 2022). "For perfection, Pole-vaulter Pavithra Venkatesh sought pictures". ThePrint. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
4. Manoj, S. S. (30 April 2022). "Trained by Mariyappan Thangavelu's coach, Pavithra sets new record in pole vault". thebridge.in. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
5. PTI. "India names 25-member team for Asian Indoor Athletics Championships". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
6. "Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2023: Indian Contingent Results". Sportslumo. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
7. Sudarshan, N. (30 April 2022). "Khelo India University Games: Pavithra sets pole-vault record; B'lore City University enters hockey finals". Sportstar. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
8. "Pavithra sets pole vault meet record". The Shillong Times. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
9. "Tamil Nadu girl Pavithra Venkatesh wins pole vault gold". www.dtnext.in. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

External links

• Pavithra Venkatesh at World Athletics
• Official AFI website